ITS TEXAS 2015 Connected Vehicles: ITS Implications Short and Long Term Thomas J. Bamonte Assistant Executive Director, Strategy & Innovation North Texas Tollway Authority Twitter: @TomBamonte November 12, 2015
OVERVIEW Connected vehicles today Upgrade path Short-term ITS implications Long-term ITS implications 2
Connected Vehicle Overview Connected vehicles are here Vehicle-to-Cloud OBD-II Maps, road information, trip planning Mobile commerce platform 3
Data Generation Vehicle Telematics Vehicle Sensors Speed/Location 4
Data Transmission OEM s 5
Transportation In Your Pocket Traffic apps Transit apps Trip planning apps Ride sharing apps Uber/Lyft Parking apps Social media information Safe driving apps 6
Information on Your Dashboard Apple Carplay Android Auto OEM platforms Navigation services 7
Vehicles Doing More Driving 10 years from DARPA Challenge to Tesla s Autopilot Next 10 years Semi-autonomous driving Fully autonomous vehicles in low-speed settings AI plus mapping yields more self-driving capabilities Self-driving common on some roads by 2025 8
The Cloud-Connected Vehicle Ecosystem Vehicles as data probes Data harvested and used Mapping Traffic conditions Hazards and incidents Trip planning As data flows to/from vehicle improve, greater vehicle automation supported Safer More efficient Better travel experience 9
Today/Tomorrow Cloud Cloud 10
USDOT s Path to Vehicle Connectivity 11 9
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Short-Term ITS Implications Share data freely Static roadway features Dynamic elements Make system machine readable Accept third party data to understand system Goal: Best information to consumers in channel they are using 15
Long-Term ITS Implications Highways as data generators via IoT = = 16
Highways as Data Generators IoT possibilities Wrong-way driver warnings Excessive speed warnings Vehicle speeds and counts Pavement conditions Bridge/walls monitoring Vehicle weights Lane closures Hazards Primary consumers of data are vehicles not drivers 17
Measures of Success Safety Carrying capacity of roads Reliability Throughput of people/goods Seamless multi-modal options Energy/environmental efficiency 18
Conclusions Full vehicle autonomy unlikely Connection will enable autonomous operation ITS should facilitate connection via open data practices Share own data freely Take full advantage of third-party data about our systems Do-it-alone approach will ill-serve public and slow transition to improved surface transportation system 19
North Texas Tollway Authority Our Mission Provide a safe and reliable toll road system Increase value and mobility options for customers Operate the Authority in a businesslike manner Protect our bondholders Partner to meet our region s growing need for transportation infrastructure
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DSRC = Delayed Slow Regressive Communication? 5.9 Mhz Allocated for highway safety use in 1999 Anticipated use in V2V and V2I safety applications Modest OEM/vendor interest so far NHTSA may mandate use on new vehicles How best to integrate w/existing cellular platform? 5G coming 25